Up in the Rocky Mountains : Writing the Swedish Immigrant Experience /

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Jennifer Eastman Attebery offers a new perspective on Swedish immigrantsÕ experiences in Idaho, Montana, Utah, Wyoming, Colorado, and New Mexico from 1880 to 1917 by interpreting their letters home. Recognizing the lettersÕ power as a folk form, Attebery provides a model for discerning immigrantsO...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Attebery, Jennifer Eastman, 1951-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, 2007.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Swedish Americans.
Manners and customs.
Letter writing.
Immigrants.
American letters.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > West (AK, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NV, UT, WY)
HISTORY > State & Local.
American letters > Rocky Mountains Region.
American letters > West (U.S.)
Letter writing > Rocky Mountains Region > History.
Letter writing > West (U.S.) > History.
Immigrants > Rocky Mountains Region > Correspondence.
Immigrants > West (U.S.) > Correspondence.
Swedish Americans > Rocky Mountains Region > Correspondence.
Swedish Americans > West (U.S.) > Correspondence.
West United States.
Rocky Mountains Region.
Rocky Mountains Region > Social life and customs.
West (U.S.) > Social life and customs.
Personal correspondence.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:Jennifer Eastman Attebery offers a new perspective on Swedish immigrantsÕ experiences in Idaho, Montana, Utah, Wyoming, Colorado, and New Mexico from 1880 to 1917 by interpreting their letters home. Recognizing the lettersÕ power as a folk form, Attebery provides a model for discerning immigrantsÕ shared culture in correspondence collections and brings to life small Swedish communities throughout the Rocky Mountain region.
Physical Description:1 online resource (320 pages): illustrations, map
ISBN:9780816654208

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